Buried Treasure
Custom-Made Rifles,
Rare, Still Available
Custom-made rifles are
rare, but there are enough of
them around so that one
hould never be surprised on
running into one.
Nonetheless, I was sur
prised when a friend showed
me a double-barrel weapon
he had acquired a few weeks
before in Mexico City.
My first impression, of
course, was that it was a shot
gun, but the hammers were
so like those on rifles of the
189Cs and early 1900s that I
automatically glanced at the
barrel mouths to spot the
rifling.
It was a A5-."f0 caliber
with 30-inch barrels cf
browned steel. The stock was
of a beautifully grained wal
nut with a checkered pistol
grip and a red rubber butt
plate. The balance of ,the
weapon was superb, better
even, it seemed to me, than
that of a double barrel Colt
rifle that I tried once.
I flipped the lever that
opened the top-break action
of the piece and peered down
the barrels. They were as
clean as if they had just come
from the factory.
There was a gold bead front
BUYER OUTSMARTED TRYING TO OUTSMART DEALER
Centered under the trans
parent plastic cover of
Frank's Honduran album was
a ten-centavo stamp sur
charged in red with the words
Aero Correo.
"Why the place of honor?"
I asked. "Is it very valua
ble?" "It's not so rare," Frank
aid. "I have it there as a re
minder to check before buy
ing." "A counterfeit?" I asked,
peering at it closely. "I know
that some of the Honduran
urcharged air mail stamps
ar very valuable."
"It's no counterfeit," Frank
"replied. "I bought it when I
was down there a couple of
years ago. The owner said he
had to sell it in a hurry, that
It was listed in Scott's at
$1,000, and that I could have
It for $200. He even invited
me to check it in my cata
logue." : "Why didn't you?" I asked,
r Frank shrugged. "Greed, I
guess. I figured since he
asked me to check it, it would
: check. And also I was afraid
: QUALITIES. NOT MAKER, GIVE GLASS BELLS VALUE
One of the more insignifi
cant items on the auction list
was a box of about 40 bells. I
-wouldn't have noticed except
that before the start of the
.bidding I saw an interior dec
orator pick up one of the
bells and ring it.
It was a glass bell with
rather a sweet note, but it
didn't seem to impress him
very much because, after giv
ing it a couple of rings, he
put it back and walked away.
1 I thought no more of it un
til after the auction was over.
In fact, even when the bells
:came up for bid I was con
scious of was that the lot went
:to someone for $5.
- But that someone was the
interior decorator, as I quick
r.ly saw when the auction was
over. Though he had pur
chased several things some
of them aftef rather spirited
bidding the one item that he
hurried forward to take home
with him was the box of bells.
"Was it the glass one?" I
asked, as he waited for a
clerk to wrap up the box.
"It certainly was," he said,
holding it up to let the clap
UNUSUAL TROLLEY
Kennebunkport, Mass (IP
One of the nation's most
unusual trolley lines has been
established here. The New
England Electric Railroad His
torical Society built the line to
accomodate 60 cars represent
ing 18 states. England and
Canada. The cars range from
oldtime horse cars to modern
trolleys capable of nearly 90
m.p.h.
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"tont rwliW from pain and peiL
lr kord corns. loft cams
"r '" omt. oallouwt. worts,
piNoaiui. dub noils. It contains m.
rai rfiffaront oils that softwi. Icmmm
ad aaot nor cause the irritation as
W strong odd mixtures. Wmm all
"W ka faiUd try this on. Try
Bunion R.li.f. whkh raliow
pout. toronoM, swelling first or second
application. Both remedies sold a
"ney bock guarantee.
Exclusively at
WESTERN THRIFT
sight and a three-leaf rear
sight with a graduated range
scale. Along the rib between
the barrels was the inscrip
tion "S&W Wks. .45-70."
In the frame, just forward
of the trigger guard, was a
small gold plate into which
was cut a crest consisting of
what would probably be
termed a moor's head. There
were no other identification
marks whatever.
Usually custom-made rifles
are signed by the maker. That
this one wasn't, and that it
had what could be the initials
of the famous Smith & Wes
son firm, indicates the strong
possibility that the rifle is
one turned cut by one of that
company's craftsmen who
was doing a bit of private en
terprising on his own. If so,
it wouldn't be the first time
such things have happened.
In any case, my friend paid
3,000 pesos or nearly $350
for it.
"The Colt double rifle is
worth S700 to S300," he said,
"and less than 50 of them
were made. This is fully as
good and I'm practically pos
itive there is only one of
these."
someone else might buy it
"during the half hour I was
gone."
"Sure, I was dumb," he
said. "But I was thinking like
this there are three of these
ten-centavo, dark blue Hondu
ran stamps of the regular
1915 issue that have been
used for air mail. They are all
surcharged, and all in 1925.
The most valuable is one that
has 25 between two black
squares and under Aero Cor
reo, also in black. It's worth
$10,000.
"The other two have just
Aero Correo on them, and if
those words happen to be in
black ink, then the value is
$1,000."
"But this one here," I said,
pointing to the one under the
plastic cover, "is in red ink.
So you just weren't sure of
the color."
Frank nodded. "This stamp
with the red surcharge is
worth- only $65, according to
the Scott listing. In other
words, that Honduran could
see I was greedy to take ad
vantage of him and he out
smarted me."
per strike against the side.
"It's an old British piece,
maybe from Bristol, maybe
from Nailsea Glass works."
I asked how he could tell.
"I can't for sure," he said.
"There's no identifying mark
on it. But it has the workman
ship, the appearance and the
tone. And those qualities, no
matter where the piece came
from, are what give it value."
The bell itself was about
six inches high? or a heavy,
clear crystal glass. The clap
per was of glass, too, at
tached to the bottom of the
silver handle that was let into
the center of the inverted bot
tom of the bell. Though the
handle was tarnished, there
was no mistaking the excel
lence of the workmanship
that had gone into it.
I asked its value.
"If my wife doesn't want
it." he said, "it will be on
sale in about a week."
When I visited his shop a
couple of weeks later, the
bell was there. A tiny label
gave the price as S75.
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Speedy Method Given
For Clearing Lawns
Union, Utah iTP Amateur
inventor Andrew L. Phillips
developed a speedy method
for clearing lawns of fall
leaves, and he passes it on
to anyone else who, like him
self, has no next door neigh
bor. Phillips mounted two 20-
inch electric fans on a rolling
base and attached a lawn-
mower-like handle. He just
plugs the device into a socket
and wheels it around his
yard, blowing leaves into
fields surrounding his home
or into flower beds where
they can be spaded under as
fertilizer.
DIME A FOOT
Providence, R. I. UP)
Richard J. Ricci told Judge
Ludgi DePasquale in district
court that he had ?one only 50
feet from his backyard when
police stopped him for having
no plates on the car. "Ten
cents a foot." the court said,
"for a total fine of $5."
22 Business Opportunities
TRAILER-Park"& Service" Station.
Good year round business. Will
consider small acreage & house
as down pament. See Dawson.
3628 S. Pacific Hwy.. Medford.
BUSINESS LOCATION on S. Cen
tral for lease or rent. Ground
floor. 1600 sq. ft. SP 2-6332 or
SP 3-1865.
HAMBURGER Shop doing very
good business. Tribune Box 5356.
SANDWICH SHOP good location,
eoort business. Phone SP 2-6865.
23 Machinery & Tractors
TRADE equity in TD14 Interna
tional tractor with blade & drum
for car. pickup, lots or equity in
home. SP 3-3502.
10 HP. RIDING tractor, LIKE
NEW. Blade, plow, disc, mower,
rack. We want a very CAQ'J
small down payment. JU7J
WILSONS CAR EXCHANGE
Phoenix
FOR SALE or trade. '53 Chev.
short logger WITH JOB. Can fi-
nance. MU 2-3561.
FOR SALE 3 log trucks. S log
trailers SP 3-3869.
OLIVER Row Crop tractor with
power mower sell, or trade for
livestock. KE 5-1635.
24-FOR EXCHANGE
TRADE equitv very small balance
in 1950 CMC 10 wheel lumber
or log truck for car, pickup, lots
or equity in a home. SP 3-3502.
26-PERSONAL
NEW teenage ball room dance class
starting this week. Learn fox trot,
jitterbug & bop. Colleen Hope
Dance Studio, 45 Hawthorne Ave.
SP 3-6204.
FREE PARKING at Roy Patton i
aarber lahop. Also haircutting
for men, women & children.
1238 N. Riverside, across from
Pulver's Motel.
NEW children's classes in tap, ac-
rooaiic. Dauei at oaton starting
this week. Colleen Hope Dance
studios.
I WILL not be responsible for any
aeDis otner tnan my own. Eu
gene Arias, Rt. 1, Box 109. Gold
Mm. Oregon.
WILL party in Gold Hill wanting
tree worn aone, please call
again?. Ore-Cal Tree Service,
SP 2-8052.
NOT RESPONSIBLE for any debts
otner than my own. Sam W.
Hess, General Delivery, Coos
cay, uregon.
START THE NEW YEAR
RIGHT
eat at BATEMANS RICHFIELD
TRUCK STOP CAFE. 2392 No.
Pacific Hwy. Fine food, moder-
ate prices
REDUCE, CONTROL WEIGHT the
easy, simple way with NEW
you take only ONE capsule
anv. MCLam s urui?.
26 PERSONAL
W ATKINS quality products. SP
3-att.
Edna's Beauty Salon, 6198 Table
Kock Rd. Permanents S6 & up.
1 B-ZUUt).
MR. EDDY VTLES would like to
see all his old friends & custom
ers at the MODERN BEAUTY
SALON. Guaranteed work with
an up to date trend. SP 3-5379.
ANYONE havine a drinkine nrob-
lem is welcome at Alcoholics
Anonymous. Meetings 8 p.m.
Wed. & Sat. 123 Vx W. Main. Ph.
or 2-6657.
RAWLEIGH Health products. SP
27-BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Services and Repairs
shop & OUTSIDE service on
keys, locks, safes, door closers.
Medford Safe & Locksmith Serv
ice, 309 E. Jackson. SP 2-6668.
APPLIANCE Repairing, also Auto
Motor lune-up. Low rates. We
satisfy or cash refund. SP 3-4761.
Miscellaneous
Sharpening Saws. Shears. Knives.
Duplicate Keys Made.
HASKINS SAW SHOP
1736 N Riverside SP 2-8236
Advertising
BOOK MATCHES Effective Mes
sage Carriers. Will call at your
request. No obligation. Monarch
G.. Box 602. Ashland.
Plastering
FREE estimates on all vour plas
tering needs. All work guaran
teed, experienced workmanship.
R. Compton SP 3-2778.
Income Tax
PROMPT service. Reasonable. 25
yrs. experience. Opal M. Rone,
3512 Table Rock Rd. NO 4-1352.
RELIABLE TAX SERVICE
MARY B. MAASS
304 S. Ivy. SP 2-9281
Loggers, Farmers, Wage Earners,
Small firms. 27 years experience.
Reasonable. Opposite Pulver Mo
tel. 1238 N. Riverside. SP 2-6992
Farmer, Logger, Merchant, Wages
Tax returns made out.
VICTOR SETHER
Brophy Bldg.
Main & Central Rm. 6
CLEO CANOOSE 55 Ross Court.
For day or eve appointment Ph.
SP 2-2913. 17th year in same
location.
Federal & State Income Tax as
sistance. S. C. Jones Sc Sons
Billings Agency.
Cor. 6th & Holly. Medford
42 E. Main St.. Ashland
Plumbing
Phone SP 2-4801
Brownie's Plumbing & Heating
Inc. For your plumbing Sz heat
ing needs.
SERVICE YOU EXPECT
BROOK'S ELECTRIC
PLUMBING DEPT.
For fast, courteous and efficient
service on all your plumbing
problems, call SP 2-5209.
Generators - Starters
Generator-Starter repairs & ex
change. Armature winding. Cliff's
Auto Electric, 1311 N. Riverside.
SP 2-5068.
Pests and Termite Control
"CRATER "TERMITE COMPANY
Locally owned Sz operated.
206 W. 9th SP 3-4804
LOYD TERMITE CONTROL. Pro
tect your home from termites.
Free inspection. KE 5-1362 or
SP 2-7598. Foundation work.
TERMITES
Call Paramount Pest Control
Inspect before buying. SP 2-9701.
Well Drilling
GRIBBLE WELL DRILLING
303 5th Ave.. Gold Hill
Ph. UL 5-1328
ROGUE VALLEY DRILLING CO.
Reliable & experienced. Fast,
modern equipment. Terms. SP-2-7372.
885 Shafer Lane, off
Kings Hwy.
CRATER WELL DRILLING Im
mediate service. All work guar
anteed. FHA terms on wells ' &
pumps. SP 2-2098. 3061 Crater
Lake Ave.
SHULTS BROS, well driUing &
pump service. We strive to please
everv customer. SP 3-4141. Eves.
SP 2-5669.
DEISTER'S WELL DRILLING CO.
For your water well problems.
Reliable & experienced. Up to
the minute equipment. 139 Van
couver. SP 2-9308.
GOFF BROTHERS Well Drillers.
Experienced Sz reliable. S&H
Green Stamps. Office Siskiyou
Hdwe.. 225 W. Main. SP 2-2939.
Painting
SPRAY painting, roofs, houses,
general painting. Free estimates.
Sullivan Bros., 219 S. Ivy. Ph.
&f Z-S851.
PAINTING Brush or Spray. Free
estimates and terms. A. y.
Murphy. Ph. SP 2-8595 or SP-2-9143.
27-BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Pump Service
JIFFY PUMP SERVICE
UNIVERSAL PUMP SALES
The rugged pump for every
purpose.
Pump Rentals & Repair.
1311 N. Riverside
SP 3-5510 - SP 2-5039
Septic Tank
MITCHELL SEPTIC TANK SERV
ICE. Tanks cleaned & repaired.
Drain fields laid. New installa
tion. KE 5-2700.
CASPER'S
Tanks pumped, cleaned & re
paired. No mileage or inspection
charge. 24 hr. Licensed & Bond
ed service.
Low get prices. Dial SP 3-1511
DICK'S DISPOSAL SERVICE
Septic tanks cleaned, installed
& repaired. Back hoe work.
Ditching & excavating.
M. R. (Dick) GUST. SP 3-1457
SANITATION SERVICE
(Licensed & Bonded)
Darrel Fariss O. E. Conklin
PRECAST REINFORCED
CONCRETE
SINGLE PIECE SEPTIC TANKS
Drain fields. Soil drains.
Meets all State Sz FHA Codes.
LOW COST FINANCING
TANKS PUMPED
TRENCHING BACKHOE WORK
Free Estimates, Guaranteed Work
SP 3-2491. 2875 Lone Pine Rd.
Remodeling
REMODELING Carpentry
Masonry. Repairs, redecorating,
complete Interior cleaning. Roby,
SP 2-6954.
Roofing
Remodeling, asbestos siding &
insulation. Large or small. Terms.
- z-1 III.
Transportation
ATHEL HUPP DUDLEY INC.
TRUCK TRANSPORTATION
P.O. Box 242 Medford, Oregon,
ICC-MC 71652 Rapid transporta
tion between Southern Oregon
and points and places in Calif,
on all building materials, heavy
machinery and livestock. Ph.
Medford. KE 5-1632.
Fuel
FIREPLACE WOOD. Red Fir or
White Fir. 300 cu. ft. load, S9
lO SID.
JOE WHIPPLE SP 2-6729
House Moving
MEDFORD HOUSE MOVING
Houses moved, raised, leveled.
Foundations installed.
Free estimates. Ph. SP 2-4244.
Tree Service
MEDFORD TREE SERVICE
Shape top-spray-remove
Estimates, licensed, insured. SP
J-J004.
ORE-CAL TREE SERVICE
By RAY CHAMBERLIN
Complete tree service by expert
tree surgeons. Guaranteed sat
isfaction Reasonable prices
Licensed 8c insured. Phone SP-
2-8052.
Asphalt and Cement Paving
ASPHALT PAVING Driveways,
motels, parking areas, mill yards,
roads and industrial floors. Free
estimates. Work guaranteed.
Kogue Kiver having t:o. ih,
SP 2-4037.
Oil Burner Service
SPARK OIL BURNING HEATERS
4th & Front Ph. SP 3-5896
KENNEDY FUEL OIL
Building and Construction
REMODELING - Painting - Taping
lextunng. tail noKUWltA.
TW 9-1547
Granite and Top Soil
GRANITE
CRUSHED & PIT RUN
LOADED OR DELIVERED
R. G. "BOB" Lull. Ph. SP 3-4781
CRUSHED ROCK, SAND
& GRAVEL
M. C. LININGER & SONS
SP 2-5336 or SP 2-5897
CREEK run gravel. Fine Bear
Creek soil. Pit run granite. Jim
xiunes. jvr. o-t43.
GRANITE Loading or Delivering.
iiuuua ac wHji-iiauKx i .i 1 1 .1 .
Ph. NO 4-1489
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
SAVE
CASH & CARRY
PABCO 3-tab roofing $8.90 sq.
ceautitui cedar, .fine 6z Red
wood panelling. 1x12 Sugar Pine
shelving. 11c ft. B Grade panel
shakes S10 sq.
NORTON LUMBER CO.
Phoenix KE 5-2037
FREE 4-rm. cabin assessed value
$2200. Located in rear of former
Volkswagen Sales Rm. at 1201
No. Riverside. Take it awav this
week & it is yours. Call Claude
mines, ar 2-4231
TRADE OR SELL Large 2 bdrm.
wcausiue iiume. nrepiace, nara
wood floors, garage, 8 yrs. old.
Also has 2 bdrm. guest house
Sz carport. Income $110 mo. Will
consider large ranch of equal
value. Not interested in heavilv
mortgaged property. Give fuil
details & price. Write Tribune
Box 1646.
WANTED, small, used upholstered
wing uacit cnair. n, 0-1377.
CASH for contracts & mortgages.
GROUND HEAVY GRAIN
bCHtENINGS. excellent for live
stock and swine S2.50-Cwt., any
quantity while they last. Mon-
arcn seed & r eed Co
FOR SALE; 2 bdrm. house, partly
iurn., in central .Point. Garage.
" JJUU UUW1I. 1M J t-lOt J.
BUNDLES OF OLD NEWSPAPERS
tor sale. 20c each. Mail Tribune
office. 33 North Fir.
"OIL TO BURN"
MOBILHEAT
We give S&rH Green Stamps
MEDFORD FUEL SP 2-2111
FOR RENT 2-bdrm. house. Very
gooa condition and clean. SP-2-5845.
CLOSE OUT PRICES on many
types ot equipment including
metal hog feeder, tank heaters,
brooders etc. Come in, see our
listing, get our prices. Monarch
Seed Sc. Feed Co., The Farm
Store, corner 10th & So. Fir.
New Science Adviser
Sought by Department
Washington OPI The State
Department hopes to hire a
new science advisor soon to
help cope with Droblems of
space-age diplomacy.
Shortly thereafter the de
partment plans to recruit sci
entists for assignment to five
foreign capitals to work on
scientific matters. It has $200,
000 earmarked to finance the
program during the current
fiscal year.
ROUGH ROAD
Canandaigua, N. Y. OP)
Arthur Mackiei told police he
thought "the road was a little
too rough" after his car suf
fered S200 ' damage when it
knocked over a $165 railroad
switch rail. Officers said Mac
kie, evidently blinded by on
coming car's headlights, drove
onto New York Central Rail
road tracks.
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FLOATING ON A CLOUD Fireman in "crow's nest" of water tower appears to be
floating on a cloud as he directs water at burning abandoned cold storage warehouse
in Chicago. Firemen, hampered by low temperatures and cork insulation in building's
walls, battled the blaze more than 15 hours. -
TABLE ROCK
Salesman's Business Gpod
By R. E. NEALON
Table Rock The Fuller
Brush man brushed in the
other day- full and overflow
ing with optimism, claiming
his business is good and get
ting better. He says it may
seem cockeyed, but the pres
ent economic slow-down
keeps more people at home
and give them more time to
study his catalogue. They or
der from him to save on ex
pensive trip to town.
The Christmas festivities
held Saturday night at the
school house were well at
tended and the program of
instrumental music, songs,
readings and the singing of
Christmas carols was well re
ceived. The arrival of old Santa
from the far north, where the
blubber crop must have been
good this year, caused quite
a commotion among the small
fry, some of them trying to
laugh and cry at the same
time.
Before distributing any
presents Santa asked each
one about their behavior and
to his surprise found they
had all been good.
Among visitors present
were Mr.- and Mrs. Dale
Schulz of Sams Valley. Dale
was home on leave from the
army camp at Ft. Ord, Calif.,
and on his return will go to a
camp in Louisiana for his
next hitch.
Following the lesson period
the local Sunday school gave
a program of songs and read
ings and the story of the
Christ child in the form of
slides and vocal descriptions
at the session, Dec.' 22. The
Rev: Allen Hill, missionary of
the American Sunday School
Union, was present and assist
ed with the program. Pres
ents and treats were distrib
uted to all attending.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Robin
son were holiday visitors
with their son Doug, and fam
ily, at Vallejo, Calif., and
their son, Elgin, who came
from the Marine camp at
Camp Pendleton to spend
Christmas with his parents
and his brother's family. .
Tfle Christmas dinner and
get-together meeting of the
Bigham clan was held this
year at the Everett Brown
home with nearly all of the
many members present, in
cluding Mr. and Mrs. David
Bigham, recently married,
and Larry Bigham from an
Air Force base in Greenville,
Miss.
Among those from other
places who were dinner
guests or visitors with rela
tives and friends here during
the holidays were Mrs. Hilr
dreth Wheeler and son, Rus
sel, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Hard
ing and son, Jon, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Taber and daughter
Jean, all of Medford, and
Time
I guests at the Don "Wheeler
nome.
Other holiday visitors here
were Mr. and Mrs. John
Dodge and granddaughter,
Mary, and Mr. and Mrs
Moore Hamilton and daugh
ter Nancy, and son Robert, of
Medford, and Mr. and Mrs.
O. T.' Wilson of Central
Point.
A season's greeting letter
from our good senator,
Wayne Morse, chairman of
the U.S. delegation to the
commonwealth Pari iament-
ary conference being held in
New Delhi, India, contains
many vital statistics as to liv
ing conditions, life span and
needs of the people in these
far away countries. In the
concluding paragraphs are
these words, "Let us hope
and pray that in the historic
year ahead, time will not run
out on the cause of peace."
Miss Mabel MicMey, who
died recently in Portland,
was at one time a resident of
this community being a mem
ber of the George Hickey
family which resided in a
house about 100 yards north
of the present residence of
the Elmo Stallings family on
the Leverette farm, then
known as the Fred Hansen
ranch.
Through the -courtesy of
Mrs. Will Gregory of Med
ford, we were able to find
school records showing that
the Mickey children attended
the Table Rock school in the
year 1888, as did Mrs. Will
Gregory, then Martha Wil
son. Miss Lottie Reed was
teacher, getting a salary of
$30 a month with a total at
tendance of 31, from five to
19 years old. There were 19
girls and 12 boys in the
school.
In those days a teacher was
required to answer a list of
20 questions on the back of
the name sheet of pupils,
some of these now seem rath
er comical. Among them we
have picked out the follow
ing: Is your school supplied
with suitable furniture. It is
not. Has your school suffi
cient grounds? It has. Are
the grounds suitably im
proved? They are. Have you
a supply of good water? I
have. How many water clos
ests? Two. In what condition?
One ' good, one bad. What
mean., of ventilation? good
PEAKS -APPLES
Reasonably Priced Wonderful Cornice Pean
School Lunch Box Size Local Golden Delicious Apples
Pinnacle Packing Co.
Plant No. 4 11th and Front Streets
8 a.m. to 3 p.m. WEEKDAYS and SATURDAY
Sunday, January 3, 1953
By Jimmy Hatlo
In the shop
out of towm,
JERE8QAM
PICKED THE1
BERBER WITH
THE NICEST
HEAD OF HAIR
' TO TRIM HIS
NOOGIN"
4 i
if -A , AV"
or bad? Good. We can vouch
for the venilation for among
other air inlets there were
about an inch space between
the last four or five floor
boards next to the wall along
one side, as the floor boards
they had wouldn't reach
without leaving the gaps.
The Alan Fleischer family
were Christmas day dinner
guests with relatives at the
Lance Pitts home in Medford,
and the H. J. Fleischer fam
ily were New Year's guests
here with the Alan Fleischers.
Mrs. Julia Myers, Table
Rock's oldest citizen, cele
brated her 97th birthday,
Tuesday, Dec. 31, at the home
of her son 'and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Myers, where she has lived
for some time.
Workmen at the Modoc or
chard have finished planting
some 2200 dwarf apple trees
of the red and golden deli
c i o u s varieties, purchased
from the Kershaw nursery
here.
The morning of Jan. 1, '58,
we were invited by J. S. Rich
ardson, who is our father-in-law
and also our brother-in-law,
to his home to watch the
televised Pasadena parade
and to partake of a roast beef
dinner in celebration of our
25th wedding anniversary,
which we hadn't forgotten. If
a person is married on the
Fourth of July, Christmas, or
New Year's, he is pretty sure
of not getting in the doghouse
by forgetting the anniver
sary. There are many reasons be
sides the date of the event to
make us remember, for a day
or two after our wedding we
were sworn in as county com
missioner, and the county,
like the country, was in a
terrible mess. The county,
more so, for besides the de
pression with hungry people
marching on the court house,
we had some unscrupulous
shysters who were trying to
take over and throw out law
and order, and were aided by
a newspaper published by a
crack pot editor.
No one could have possibly
picked, a worse time for a
honeymoon. A few days after
we took office, several of the
opposition came to our house
one night and demanded our
resignation. One member,
sitting on the revolving piano
stool, where he could see in
all directions. Finally we got
them out of the house with-
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
Is That So?
Although the U.S. repre
sents but 6.5 per cent of the
world's population and 5.8
per cent of its land area, con
sider some of these astonish
ing production figures. For
example, in the following,
the U. S. was the No. 1 pro
ducer:
(joal 410,300,000 tons, or
25.2 per cent of the world
total.
Iron ore 44,00.000 tons.
or 38.4 per cent of the world
total.
Steel 88,300,000 tons, or
36.2 per cent of the world
total.
Copper 836.000 tons or
30.9 per cent of the world
total.
Oil 158,000,000 tons or
72.4 per cent of the world
total production.
In agricultural products,
the U. S.-was the No. 1 pro
ducer in the following:
Corn 83.100,000 tons or 55
per cent of the world total.
Wheat 29.100,000 tons or
17.5 per cent of the world
total.
Oats 23,900,000 tons, or
44 per cent of the world
total.
In farm products, the U.S.
was the first in the following:
Meat 12,600 000 tons.
And, curiously, France is sec
ond largest meat producer in
the world with 2,600,000 tons.
Milk 618,000,000 tons, or
25 per cent of the world total
Beer 2,860,000 gallons, or
37.8 per cent of the world
total.
Tobacco 1,110,000 tons,
29 per cent of the world's-
total.
Company Appointed
Engine Dealer Here
The appointment of Deaver
Tractor and Implement com
pany, local Ford tractor deal
er, as dealer for Ford indus
trial engines was announced
this week.
The modern designed line
offers an engine or complete
power unit for every job. The
short stroke engines are avail
able In 4, 6 or V-8 design
for stationary or mobile
equipment
The Deaver firm, 634
North Central ave., is cele
brating its 25th anniversary
this year, John Deaver has
been a continuous Ford trac
tor dealer since 1941.
ASSAM GOVERNOR DIES
Edinburg, Scotland (ID-
Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow,
67, governor of Assam from
1942 to 1947, died here Tues-
day. Sir Andrew entered the
Indian civil service in 1914.
He was an authority on la
bor conditions in India and
represented the nation at
many international labor con
ferences. out resigning, and a few days
later the piano stool sitter
was arrested for carrying a
concealed weapon.
The little woman, who said
"I do" on that memorable
wedding night, has kept the
pledge, fighting by our side
and sustaining us when the
going was tough, and rejoic
ing with us when fortune
smiled. And together, as we
go into another year, we wish
for the friendly people of our
community, who it has been
a pleasure to live among, the
very best of health, happiness
and contentment. To those
who have sent us news items
from time to time, and to
those whom we hope will in
the future, we say "thank
you."
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By EUGENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
1 In electricity, the U.S. is
! first with 544,645,000 kw or
40.4 per cent of the world's
total.
In contrast, the following
countries with their totals are
first:
Cattle India,' with 155.
000,000 head, 19 per cent of
the world total.
- Horses Russia, with 16,
200,000, 21.4 per cent of the
world total.
Sheep Australia, with 26,
900,000, 14 per cent of tha
world total.
Pigs--United States, with
48,500,000, 13 per cent of tha
world total.
Rice China, 54,000,000
tons, 29 per cent of the world
total.
Coffee Brazil, with 1,140,
000 tons, 42 per cent of tha
world total.
Sugar Cuba, with 4.990,
000 tons, 13.2 per cent of tha
world total.
Fish landings Japan with
4,500,000 tons, 26.2 per cent
of the world total.
Wine France, with 1,330,
000 U. S. gallons, 27.9 per
cent of the world total.
Gold Union of South Af
rica, 907,689 pounds, which
is 51.5 per cent of world
total.
(The figures were compiled!
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